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Shirley Stinchcomb was born in Linthicum, grew up in Linthicum and hopes to spend the rest of her life in Linthicum.
"I love this town and I love working here," she said.
Her Linthicum roots span five generations going back to a time when Hammonds Ferry...

Mayor Michael Pantelides invites you to join him at the Market House for his monthly open door session on Tuesday.
Anyone interested in talking with the mayor one-on-one can come to the Market House and sign up for a 10-minute time slot from 9 a.m. to...

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has named Ashley Hess as the new Branch Vice President of the company's Baltimore Inner Harbor office.
Hess has more than 12 years of real estate experience, including sales, relocation, business development,...

Whenever we're out and about, people who know us from the paper, or recognize the Champion Realty ball caps we wear to work around the house, always have the same question: "How's the market?"
Last weekend, we got that question from a lady at the...

Naptown Trot 5K
The 2015 Naptown Trot 5K Walk/Run, presented by the Annapolis Police Department in support of Special Olympics Maryland, will be held March 28 starting and ending at Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd. Onsite registration...

As with any business or industry, knowing the numbers and what's forecasted for the future is a critical part of being successful in buying and selling real estate. Sometimes the crystal ball gazers are correct; other times they badly miss the mark.
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Build Crystal Spring
The Sunday Capital is to be commended for the excellent, comprehensive article on the Crystal Spring proposal (March 8). The arguments concerning the environment and quality of life versus economic development are both compelling.
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When Barbara Smith-Cox walked into a room, everyone noticed. Her larger than life personality and sense of humor made her memorable, but she was known for something else, too.
Her love of shoes.
That's why after her unexpected passing away at the age of...

The bitterly cold weather we've been experiencing is a vivid reminder that everything works a little slower when the temperature drops. Whether it be man or machine, an Arctic blast can quickly gum up the works.
In a similar sense, the housing recovery...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! What? It's not until next weekend?
Well, this is Annapolis and we like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day the way New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras — for as long as possible.
With that in mind, the Irish-minded party planners in...

Every year at about this time, people start asking us, "What should I do to get my house ready for sale?" In fact, we often find ourselves visiting a number of homes for a quick walk-through to help homeowners identify what needs attention and what...

Pam Oliver resides in a four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home in the Bowie neighborhood of Fairwood. But she's living underwater.
"I have no equity," she said. "It's like I have no options. I want to maintain my lifestyle, but I can't do that because I...

February is Heart Awareness Month.
For both men and women in the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death, killing over 600,000 people annually. In Anne Arundel County, the death rate due to heart disease is higher than the Maryland and U.S....

Bob Petrini harbors no regrets for being excluded from a once-in-a-lifetime game that transformed DeMatha Catholic basketball from a regional power into a nationally-known brand.
Petrini, now 66 and a resident of Davidsonville, was listed as a starter in...

As most people know, the pace of home sales varies throughout the year, with the popular belief being that the majority of home sales take place in the spring.
While it's true that spring is a busy time of year, what most buyers and sellers don't realize...

Now that 2014 is solidly in the history books, it's always interesting to look back and evaluate what kind of year it was from the perspective of real estate.
There are a wide variety of measures that can be used to determine if it was a good year, bad...

Steve Rogers has some advice for property owners in Anne Arundel County: Check your recent assessments carefully.
Rogers says values on a number of his Annapolis properties recently surveyed by the state Department of Assessments and Taxation went up...

Right on the heels of good holiday cheer, many homeowners received a little love letter from the State of Maryland that's pretty much like getting a lump of coal in your stocking. That letter is your new property assessment notice.
The good news is...

When the manor house was young it held walnut chests, British silver, a fine harpsichord and the collection of a famed Colonial painter.
Now the house holds an antiques dealer's scattered collection: a traffic light and fencing sabers, a Bob Newhart...

Underground tanksBob and Donna McWilliams provided good advice on the issue of underground oil tanks in the Dec. 14 issue. However, our experience leads me to question one part of it.We switched from oil to natural gas heat in our New Jersey home...